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At a time when threats of a terrorist attack are a constant worry in the capital, Delhi Police has gone in for a mobile command and control centre vehicle to help the brass of various security agencies to congregate, and take and communicate decisions in the event of an emergency.

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Dheeraj Hinduja, chairman at India’s second largest truck maker Ashok Leyland, prefers a low profile, but with managing director Vinod Dasari leaving at the end of the month, he says he’s become more “hands-on”.

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Going ahead, the keys to growth will be reducing the time taken to bring new models to the market, making the vehicle platforms more flexible and dynamic, and staying apprised to the changing needs of the customer

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The Indian bus market will be challenging in 2019, owing to the upcoming Lok Sabha elections and also the migration to BS VI emission norms, a senior official of Daimler India Commercial Vehicles said here on Tuesday.

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In India, sales of buses, luxury coaches and chassis grew by more than 70 percent to 1,555 units, compared to 906 units in 2017, while exports saw an increase of more than 50 percent to 616 units, when compared to 405 units in 2017.

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The recent one being, an order of 1045 buses from Gujarat State Roadways Transport Corporation (GSRTC) and 1000 Winger ambulances from National Health Mission (NRHM), Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal and Haryana, the company said in a release.

The tribunal had, in its February 27 order, made it clear that it will allow procurement of buses that run on clean energy such as electricity or natural gas.

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Delhi government on Sunday floated global tenders for engagement of 375 electric buses under two clusters. This is the first phase of the total 1,000 buses the government plans to induct and the first batch is expected to hit the streets by the end of this year.

Almost three lakh battery powered ricks have now replaced the ubiquitous cycle rickshaws in key markets of the North East, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Delhi and Bihar.

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The fare of autorickshaws is likely to be hiked from the present Rs 8 per kilometre to Rs 9.5 per kilometre. The base fare will be Rs 25 for the first one-and-a-half kilometres, according to sources in the Delhi government.

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Ibrahim Ismail Tamboli’s love for nature and concern about climate change is reflected in his vehicle, an auto, which he has with artificial grass, pictures of various animals and birds and also has a sound system which plays sounds of different animals and birds. Tamboli has been driving the vehicle for a year now in Pune and spent Rs 25,000 to decorate his auto.

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The company, which sells small commercial vehicles (less than one-tonne load) both in cargo and passenger segments, expects to upgrade most of its products to meet BS VI emission norms by the end of this year.

This CNG range offers industry’s first of its kind water cooled range of products in the three-wheeler passenger category – The Ape’ Auto DX.

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Witnessing an accelerated growth in the segment, American automakers, in the recent years have started introducing a host of new features such as better engine, navigation and camera, to scale up the customer experience.

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Dheeraj Hinduja, chairman at India’s second largest truck maker Ashok Leyland, prefers a low profile, but with managing director Vinod Dasari leaving at the end of the month, he says he’s become more “hands-on”.